- September started with having the YGD and the MGS here for Monday and Tuesday as DiL had PD days at school - I can't even remember what PD stands for - perhaps it's Professional Development? The school has had some classroom refurbs over the summer hols and teachers coming and going so that's interesting for the Grandchildren's return.
- Has anyone else come across a Channel 5 crime thing - a short series of 3 - with Phyllis Logan as The Puzzle Lady - 'Murder most Puzzling'. It's weird - cosy crime with swearing! American stories (we don't have Mayors who can tell the police how to do their job!) moved to the UK. So very wrong!
- At odd times over the last several weeks I watched my way through all 5 seasons of an Australian series on the free Pluto channel. It was called Sea Patrol and all about HMAS Hammersley and the crew and their patrols around the Australian coast off Cairns. It was made from 2007 - 2011 so probably a bit dated now. It had a sad ending - which was disappointing.
- Because I hadn't heard much about this years Strictly Come Dancing I Looked to see when it starts and who was in it. The first pre-recorded introduction show is on the 20th and I hadn't a clue who half the celebs are although I see they've a drag queen and the Australian Stefan Dennis who I remember from Neighbours way way back.
- Yesterday I got the red tomato, onion and pepper chutney made - 8 jars in total. I'm glad that job's done, chopping everything small is a fiddly job. I used my homegrown red peppers after all so only bought red onions, red chilli peppers and red wine vinegar.
- There's a government emergency alarm thing on mobile phones tomorrow at 3pm - last time I didn't notice it - either it didn't happen on my phone or the phone was indoors and I wasn't.
- The weird page view numbers are still happening, I thought they'd stopped but this week page views are over 2,000 a day again, when the norm was around 700.
- There is warm and dry weather forecast for the weekend which is good news, there were several rainy hours during this last week and I discovered my garden shed is leaking again. The water had dripped onto the battery mower. Luckily charging up the battery and standing the mower in the sun yesterday dried everything out and it's working fine again......phew!
Hope you have a good weekend, I'll be back Monday.
Like you, i found the Puzzle Lady disappointing. I like Phyllis Logan, and she deserves better scripts than this.
ReplyDeleteSea Patrol was good, a variety of plots, and interesting characters. I binge watched it earlier in the year. But the ending wasn't a happy-ever-after.
I'm just glad to have Quizzy Mondays back...
I watched Puzzle Lady thinking this is really bad!
DeleteI'll have a look for the Puzzle lady... but won't expect too much!
ReplyDeletePD days... what used to be called Baker days? And then 'Insect' days (inset days)? And, when I was teaching, CPD days? What next...(plus ça change and all that)
Inset days for Grandson in Surrey. P.D. Days in Suffolk. Nothing like that in the 60's!
DeleteI watched the first episode of the Puzzle Lady and thought that it was complete and utter rubbish. Phyllis Logan and cosy crime should be a marriage made in Heaven, but it was very far from Heavenly!
ReplyDeleteI watched all 3 programmes hoping for improvement!
DeleteYou’ ve had a busy start to September and the chutney looks lovely. I watched a film last night from 2000 with Brenda Blethyn-Saving Grace- and it was gently funny and not too long. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI'm hopeless at watching films, I lose interest too quickly!
DeleteWe count ourselves lucky if we recognise half of the new intake on Strickly, they are casting (sorry for the pun) their nets into different roles these days, many we are not followers of.
ReplyDeleteYoutubers and tik tokers and soap stars - haven't a clue
DeleteYour chutneys are such a beautiful, rich colour. We've been watching 'Harry Wild' which started off slowly and gradually improved. Jane Seymour is the 'star' - she's not a favourite of mine, but she's well supported.
ReplyDeleteThat's a series I've not come across, I shall make a note
DeleteAgree with comments above, what a beautiful colour your chutney is.
ReplyDeleteStrictly is one of those shows - I watch it because of the escapism on winter Saturday evenings, but often ask myself " who are all this people " 😄
Alison in Devon x
Strictly is one of those programmes that keep me company through the autumn into winter and I can read at the same time
DeleteIsn't the year flying by? It will be Christmas before we know it! :(
ReplyDeleteI shan't think about Christmas yet - not until clocks change at the end of October
DeleteI think I read that the Phyllis Logan show was made with her real-life husband.
ReplyDeleteThe chutney looks lovely. What will you put it on?
I googled and found yes her husband was in one of the series.
DeleteI like chutney with cheese in a sandwich and also with fish baked
Your chutney looks fabulous! We have "Dancing with the Stars" which is basically "Strictly Come Dancing." I used to know all the people on it. When they announced the current cast I'd never heard of one person! But the dancing is always such fun. Pity about the Puzzle Lady. Logan is so good; she deserves the best. And yeah, what IS up with those weird stat numbers? Mine are insane too. Probably bots but why now and why so many?
ReplyDeleteThe stats thing is very strange I think everyone is the same which is reassuring - probably AI or bots!
Delete8 jars of chutney is terrific and will keep you well supplied. The color is superb, and it looks tasty with a nice zing.
ReplyDeleteOur schools have started back too, and the busses are on-route mornings and late afternoon. Our teachers had to start a week earlier than the students. This was in preparation for the new school year.
Finding a good program on TV is difficult at best. I'm still watching "Grand Designs."
Luckily there are so many TV channels now- free- I don't want to pay extra too often - and programmes from US, Canada and Australia. Usually something to keep me company
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